Kristol returns fire on McCain campaign’s attacks: ‘Nice young kids…spinning implausibly.’
Kristol returns fire on McCain campaign’s attacks: ‘Nice young kids…spinning implausibly.’
Right-wing pundit Bill Kristol was attacked today by the McCain campaign after declaring that John McCain is waging a “pathetic campaign” and should “fire” his staff. Spokesperson Nancy Pfotenhauer said Kristol had “bought into the Obama campaign’s party line,” while Tucker Bounds said, “I know Bill Kristol is an intelligent guy, I just don’t think what he had to say was very intelligent.” This afternoon on Fox News, Kristol fired back:
Is John McCain the best messenger for his campaign? Why isn’t he on this show? Why do we have Tucker Bounds and a bunch of nice young kids who are spokesmen out there spinning implausibly on behalf of the McCain campaign? McCain is better than his campaign.
Watch it:
Later in the interview, Kristol said if McCain fired his staff, it would “send the same signal Bush sent when he replaced Rumsfeld…and won the war.”
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October 13th, 2008 at 5:45 pmCan McCain fire himself?
October 13th, 2008 at 5:47 pmOh boy! Pass the schadenfreude, please!! ;o)
October 13th, 2008 at 5:52 pmHas McCain been thrown off the “Straight-Talk Express” bus?
October 13th, 2008 at 5:53 pmMcCain is better than his campaign.
– - Maybe, but then the campaign members would also be McCain’s inner circle in his White House and would be relied upon heavily. Face it, a presidential campaign is representative of how one would govern.
October 13th, 2008 at 5:54 pmAbove the Clouds Says:
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Can McCain fire himself?
Now that would be mavericky!
October 13th, 2008 at 5:54 pmBriseadh na Faire Says: Has McCain been thrown off the “Straight-Talk Express” bus?
– - No, he’s tied onto the roof.
October 13th, 2008 at 5:54 pmIf McCain were to make any major changes to his campaign staff right now, it would reek of desperation. He could try to portray it as “mavericky”, but it would come across to the average American as erratic and desperate.
October 13th, 2008 at 5:55 pmMcCain is better than his campaign.
No, he’s not… surprise! The joke’s on you, KKKristol!
October 13th, 2008 at 5:55 pmHey, William, if we have ‘won the war,’ as you assert, what do you say we bring all our boys and girls home by Christmas? Nice little gift for their families (and the taxpayers, too).
Otherwise, what good is it for you to declare a win?
October 13th, 2008 at 5:56 pmEvery time Tucker Bounds opens his mouth I realize once again that Douglas Feith has serious competition for the title “stupidest f#cking guy on the planet”.
October 13th, 2008 at 5:58 pmBriseadh na Faire Says:
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Has McCain been thrown off the “Straight-Talk Express” bus?
No, but when James Dobson grabbed the steering wheel and drove it into the ditch on the right side of the road, McCain hit his head on the dash and his brain function ceased.
October 13th, 2008 at 5:58 pmListening to Kristol rant against the McLame/Flailin clusterfcuk on Faux is PRICELESS!!
Can we have more? If so, I might actually watch Faux, other than as YouTube vids.
October 13th, 2008 at 6:03 pmTired of being lied to Says:
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Hey, William, if we have ‘won the war,’ as you assert, what do you say we bring all our boys and girls home by Christmas? Nice little gift for their families (and the taxpayers, too).
Otherwise, what good is it for you to declare a win?
I guess he thinks they are just going to dance in the end zone for a few years.
October 13th, 2008 at 6:05 pmOT, but can’t resist…. On Today’s picks at MSNBC:
R U serious? Elephants sending text messages
Just to be clear, I have never text messaged an elephant, nor gotten one from any member of the pachyderm family.
October 13th, 2008 at 6:11 pmFrom the Huffington Post:
According to Time, McCain campaign staffers in Virginia are teaching volunteers to see Barack Obama as having terrorist ‘friends,’ and then providing these volunteers with arguments for persuading voters that Sen. Obama, like Osama Bin Laden, shares responsibility for bombings of the Pentagon.
Pathetic. Simply pathetic. What is odd is that the McCain campaign actually invited a Time reporter to one of their training sessions where she witnessed this first-hand. Did they really not expect her to report on this??
October 13th, 2008 at 6:12 pmIt took a Republican Election Year Rout in 2006, for Bush to see the “LIght” about Sec. Rumsfeld.
People had been saying for YEARS that Rumsfeld’s Delusional War Strategy was NOT Working…but it took a Political Upset for Bush to do anything About it.
Politics First. Lethal Incompetence.
How many Brave Troops made the Ultimate Sacrifice, before we changed Strategy and Started TALKING to the Sunnis ???
October 13th, 2008 at 6:15 pmsatirev Says:
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This eating of their own is incredible to observe.
I think it goes a long way in explaining the disappearance of the trolls. Their system of uniform talking points, handed down from a monolithic authority, has shattered. Since they obviously lack any form of independent thought process, the poor fools are reduced to staring blankly at their computer screens while shoving Cheetos into their gaping maws.
October 13th, 2008 at 6:20 pmBadger Says:
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How many Brave Troops made the Ultimate Sacrifice, before we changed Strategy and Started TALKING to the Sunnis ???
Actually, we started PAYING the Sunnis to stop shooting at our troops.
October 13th, 2008 at 6:22 pmOverruled the Generals, and won the war? I thought Bush’s whole thing was that he listened to the Generals on the ground?
October 13th, 2008 at 6:25 pmAs long as the election system is rigged from top to bottom, arguing McCain/Obama is a waste of air
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Bev Harris, corporate fraud auditor,citizen activist and star of HBO’s “Hacking Democracy” (watch below), checks in with Alex Jones and tells him how the electronic voting systems have been designed for fraud and how we the people have transferred control of our elections to government insiders and their contractors.
October 13th, 2008 at 6:39 pmKristol thinks the McCain campaign should “liberate” McCain. Certainly underlines the lack of McCain’s “leadership” if he’s not even in charge of his own campaign. Maybe McCain’s slip of the tongue in calling a rally audience, “my fellow prisoners” is more accurate than Freudian!
The bottom line is that the cabal that accomplished a covert coup with the election of GW in 2000 have now taken over in the attempt to get another Republican elected President. “Blind ambition McCain” (who was willing to throw his own honor out of the bus) has been trapped by that ambition…and “blank slate Palin” is the real target for these folks to ascend to Pres, and not in 2012 either.
October 13th, 2008 at 6:46 pmLater in the interview, Kristol said if McCain fired his staff, it would “send the same signal Bush sent when he replaced Rumsfeld…and won the war.”
And which forking war was this, billy boy? Do you have a degree in communications like Sarah? Do you not understand basic english language?
October 13th, 2008 at 6:52 pm“spinning implausibly” LOL, Kristol should know his is a freakin expert at it.
October 13th, 2008 at 6:52 pmhEY! You nice young kids! Get THE f(u**()* OFF MY GRASS!!!!
October 13th, 2008 at 6:58 pmBill kristol says something smart (for him) declaring that John McCain is waging a “pathetic campaign” then something
stupid (normal for him) “bush replaced Rumsfeld…and won the war.” The net effect is that he is a total “ZERO”.
LMFAO
October 13th, 2008 at 7:09 pmSay what we all might about Sarah Palin, but this Tucker Bounds idiot really is unbelievably in over his head. Everything that has come out of his mouth has been pure shit.
October 13th, 2008 at 7:11 pmTucker Bounds, Nancy Pfotenhauer, and Doug Holtz-Eakin are all the irritating face of McCain’s campaign. Rove apprentice Steve Schmidt pulls the levers behind the scene. The economic meltdown yanked open the curtain.
The big money boys tried to shut it today with the NYSE rally. More dookey is on the way. My local hospital announced it will soon shutter its health insurance division. Not sell, but close.
HCA has $1.6 billion in questionable investments in its professional liability insurance subsidiary. While banks celebrate at the Treasury, insurance companies are next in line for a handout.
My point is big business will try to hold this rally together until after the election. They hope low gas prices and rising 401K’s will usher McCain into the CorporaWhorehouse on Pennsylvania Avenue.
October 13th, 2008 at 7:13 pmHow refreshing to see Irving’s young kid, spinning implausibly – as usual.
October 13th, 2008 at 7:18 pmstateofthedivision Says:
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Tucker Bounds, Nancy Pfotenhauer, and Doug Holtz-Eakin are all the irritating face of McCain’s campaign..
Are you saying they are cancerous? I don’t see how the stock
October 13th, 2008 at 7:26 pmmarket doing better hurts Obama.
Out of the Woods??
From Russ Feingold’s hometown…
GM spokesman Chris Lee said the (Janesville Wis.)plant, with 1,200 workers represented by the United Auto Workers, will be shuttered Dec. 23, earlier than GM had expected. Two days Before Christmas.
October 13th, 2008 at 7:46 pmi love it…neoclowns eating their parents like the vicious vipers they are
October 13th, 2008 at 7:49 pmIs Ticketmaster selling tickets to this neocon d-bag slap fight?
October 13th, 2008 at 7:49 pmWell, if they throw that slimy phuck Kristol under the bus, it should take care of lubrication and rust proofing for the next 20 years. I swear we could end our dependence on foreign oil if we just boiled him down.
October 13th, 2008 at 7:52 pmMy friends . . bill kristol is not on the straight-talk express.
October 13th, 2008 at 8:07 pmThe Republican party is dying before our eyes. Forty years ago they were the rebellious ones fighting against the status quo. Now they are a splintered group united only by the desire to reap economic rewards without paying a cent for them. Kristol is just venting, there’s no way a change in campaign leadership would make a difference with just three weeks to go. McCain will just keep swinging at the piñata of ideas as Palin incites crowds of angry illiterates to chant their bigotry. If you liked the big financial news of the weekend check this cartoon out!
October 13th, 2008 at 8:32 pmCoward Kerry:
The Dow did go up nearly 1,000 today, only needs to go up another 1,300 points to get back to the point it was when your hero took office in January 2001. Only someone as droolingly stupid as you would brag about such failure.
October 13th, 2008 at 8:38 pmDow up today. Like a dead cat bouncing of the floor. Tomorrow? Down again.
October 13th, 2008 at 8:40 pmBill Kristol’s just mad because McCain hasn’t sung about bombing Iran lately.
October 13th, 2008 at 8:42 pm“the same signal Bush sent when he replaced Rumsfeld…and won the war.”
What in the world is Kristol talking about!?
Bush won the war? When exactly did this happen?
I don’t know what Kristol is smoking, but it obviously packs a punch.
October 13th, 2008 at 8:53 pmKristol and his fellow political hacks are cracking up. He always did have the air of a demented school hall monitor. It would be unfair to say the wolves are at each others throats for they are more like gophers chewing on rank tea bags. ( I apologize to all gophers.)
October 13th, 2008 at 9:16 pmKristol and the neocons have one major priority…..that is keeping those politicians in power that put the interests of Israel first. To such people the interests of the USA and its people come second.
I say that because they and AIPAC demand that struggling Americans continue to give Israel their annual $6 billion allowance, while Israel itself refuses to allow non-Jewish US citizens to become citizens of Israel or to approve an extradition agreement.
If Israel was truly our friend there would be no question that citizenship and extradition would be approved.
October 13th, 2008 at 9:17 pmspinning implausibly–just like the wheels on the NotStraightTalkAtAll Express.
And John Kerry–
October 13th, 2008 at 9:36 pmyou are a dumba$s for thinking that a small bounce in the Dow had anything at all to do with Bush or the GOP–it has to do with the efforts of other countries bolstering their financial systems after the freefall of Wall Street and it is a LONG LONG way from where it was. Also every American, EVERY MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD, now would have to pay over $400,000 a piece to get us out of the hole that Bush and his buy now pay later policies have cost us. Go look it up, doofus.
Hi John Kerry!
October 13th, 2008 at 10:20 pmTonight I have Yuengling Black and Tan. This shit is sort of hard to get where I live. Want me to pop one for you and we can kick back and have that talk you are so afraid of? I have a nice selection of chesses and a really good PA dutch hard pretzel…
john kerry NEVER comes back. It is a drive-by troll, never sticking around to defend any of its troll droppings.
Typical Repug respones.
October 13th, 2008 at 10:29 pmthe Lone Voice of Reason,
October 13th, 2008 at 11:18 pmWhen I divide $12 Trillion by 300 million, I get $40,000.
If you assume four in a family, then you get $160,000 per family. If you include future Medicare and Social Security costs, it could be a lot more than $12 Trillion. Even at the smaller number, it will be very difficult to pay the interest on the debt, especially when you cannot raise taxes.
Briseadh na Faire Says:
Has McCain been thrown off the “Straight-Talk Express” bus?
October 13th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
He’s now on the Straight Jacket Express ™.
October 13th, 2008 at 11:31 pmJohn Kerry Says:
I might be crazy….
October 13th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Self awareness is good.
October 13th, 2008 at 11:32 pmZooey, the Pope might be a Catholic, too.
October 13th, 2008 at 11:35 pmKeith,
Touche` ;)
October 13th, 2008 at 11:37 pmKeith #50–I do believe that Comptroller General David Walker lists our individual share as over $400,000 per person when all things are factored in. Very sobering report on Real Time where I got that information. Pretty sure I remember the figure as $482,000. Still, I really do not relish the idea of a year’s wages or more (as $40,000 like you said) when quite a few individuals in this country do not make that much per year. I’m going to see if I can pull up the transcript and double check that figure to see if my memory is correct.
October 14th, 2008 at 12:13 amSo John Kerry is a hit-n-run troll? Typical
October 14th, 2008 at 12:14 amWhat fun to watch them start eating their own.
October 14th, 2008 at 12:19 amCouldn’t pull up a transcript on Real Time–and it was FORMER Comptroller General David Walker’s report. My bad on that. Still think I have the approximate figure right, though.
October 14th, 2008 at 12:27 amLone Voice,
I found the youtube of Walker on Bill Maher. He said $56 Trillion including future needs of Medicare and Social Security. He said $480,000 per household.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NM5Q5VDpnA
October 14th, 2008 at 12:35 amAnd here’s a small article by Walker:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/06/walker.bailout/index.html
October 14th, 2008 at 12:42 amThanks for the back-up Keith.
October 14th, 2008 at 12:44 am.
You all hear it here folks…
… KKKristol said the war in Iraq has been won.
Q U E S T I O N:
If the war in Iraq has been won,
WHY ARE WE STILL THERE…
… To keep the occupation going?
If we won…
… Who lost?
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October 14th, 2008 at 12:44 amBy the way, Keith, there was no sarcasm in my thank you. Unlike a Repug, I would prefer to have my mistakes pointed out for me so I do not repeat them. :)
October 14th, 2008 at 12:49 amI have read economists (forget who) who said if we do not drastically change—like cutting military spending in half, going to single-payer, and making corporations pay their fair share—then in 15-20 years we could be declared a failed state and taken over by the World Bank. They would set our taxes and spending.
October 14th, 2008 at 12:49 amGlad to help Lone. I barely got $482,000 on me at the moment. Federal holiday and all.
October 14th, 2008 at 12:52 amMust be nice ;) My house and all my assets don’t even come close to middle class — oh no! Does that make me class-less? :)
October 14th, 2008 at 12:54 amThat is correct. Debunk him and move on. He is a coward who will not try to defend his lunacy.
October 14th, 2008 at 12:59 amThat nasty little Tim Vaculik was on the other thread a while ago, wonder where he crawled off to?
And Tracy is suspiciously absent for a while now
October 14th, 2008 at 1:06 amThat’s all right. I don’t have any class, either.
A couple weeks ago, our ‘John Kerry’ said McCain would win easily. I believe he said “it’s f’n over!”.
In the real world, 30% of Republicans do not think he will win.
October 14th, 2008 at 1:15 amYeah but it’s the frothing rabid 70% I worry about. (Man, I must have a wicked fast connection ’cause my posts pop up pretty quick)
October 14th, 2008 at 1:20 amSorry OT…
Over on C&L they have the ACORN hit piece of the century…
McCain attended ACORN rally
http://crooksandliars.com/silentpatriot/mccain-attended-acorn-rally
What’s a McHypocrite?
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October 14th, 2008 at 1:32 amWell JK is right about one thing. It is pretty much over. At this point they will have to cough up video of Obama sacrificing a baby to some dark lord to win the election
October 14th, 2008 at 3:45 amWell, we are seeing how John McCain would be in the White House. Yep, he will be incompetent, erratic, dangerous, and when the going gets tough, he’ll allow his small base to reek havoc on the streets of America!
Yep, George Bush’s 3rd term coming right up.
October 14th, 2008 at 7:10 amThink Grandpa Raisin’s plans may move him up in the polls? I keep hearing disturbing variations in the poll numbers but also heard he would have to win all eight swing states to get enough electorials–Morning KatyInMaine, by the way–Hope it’s a good day for you
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